# Tarra Simmons

Tarra Simmons is a Democratic member of the Washington House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Washington House, district 23
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: WA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6b3538a-d8ce-409f-a0e8-8f517037d748

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6b3538a-d8ce-409f-a0e8-8f517037d748 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Simmons missed 4.9% of 1,204 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Washington House (average 97.4%).

## What Simmons says (WA 2025–26 session)

20 classified statements: 20 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Simmons | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 15.0% | 39.2% | 668 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.0% | 2.9% | 3 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.0% | 14.4% | 562 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.97 (standard error 0.02), from 1,201 donors and 881 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WA 2025–26 session)

1,204 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Washington House 97.4%). Party unity 97.7% (94.5%). 15 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 322. 32.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Washington House 27.1%; rank 33 of 96).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 4693: Honoring Natalie Naomi Phelps. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4693/
- HR 4670: Recognizing national arthritis month. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HR4670/
- HB 2644: Concerning the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement officers. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2644/
- HB 2643: Concerning the due process requirements and the procedures of a peace officer being placed on Brady and Giglio lists. (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2643/
- HB 2641: Prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from hiring certain federal employees. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2641/
- HB 2546: Standardizing overpayment recovery requirements. (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2546/
- HB 2545: Concerning patient access to elective percutaneous coronary interventions in ambulatory surgical facilities. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2545/
- HB 2340: Applying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing assistants. (became law, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2340/
- HB 2341: Celebrating national voter registration day. (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2341/
- HB 2339: Concerning the regulation of nursing. (became law, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2025-2026/HB2339/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $141.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/2074729685188251895
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1988130312468255103
- 2025-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1922442401764823176
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1920144911875391598
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1920147950136602713
- 2025-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1919422708766355827
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1918378052654121141
- 2025-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1908378684496764999
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1907218902385557823
- 2025-03-29 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/tarrasimmons5,electtarra/status/1906088820862529800

## Links

- Official site: https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/simmons/
- Campaign site: https://www.electtarrasimmons.com/
- X: https://x.com/tarrasimmons5
- X: https://x.com/electtarra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarra.simmons.1116
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTarraSimmons/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectTarraSimmons/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electtarrasimmons/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarrasimmons/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarra-simmons/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6b3538a-d8ce-409f-a0e8-8f517037d748